Caveman Sam

Candied Nuts

Normally I just eat nuts as they are. They’re a great snack, especially paired with a couple dried apricots, apples or roasted kale. But every once in a while I want something a little sweeter. There are tons of ways to do this. I’ve used a variety of combinations of nuts, oil and sweeteners. This [...]

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Fried Plantains with Guacamole

While on our trip to Pros Ranch Market I also picked up some plantains. I’ve since learned that plantains aren’t the ideal primal food – they have lots of carbs, similar to a sweet potato -  but they have a glycemic index of 38 (same as an apple) so not totally terrible.
Anyway I’ve been craving [...]

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Keftedes (greek meatballs) Primal Style video

One of the first recipes I adapted to the Caveman Diet was keftedes. They’re Greek meatballs and they’re fantastic! I did it for one of Mark Sisson’s primal contests this last summer. I had to make a few changes to traditional keftedes recipes and it seems I wasn’t able to please anyone with it. Those [...]

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Andouille sausage stuffed zucchini boats

Last night I made something primal that even the cavekids liked. So far in my primal journey this is rare. Unless I make bacon of course. Everyone likes bacon.
There are tons of recipes out there for zucchini boats. It’s a relatively simple concept: scoop out innards of zucchini. Put delicious stuff where the zucchini innards [...]

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